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we don't need to go through history starting with august in syria. the administration painting themselves in a karen using that kind of rhetoric. what happens to your very good ability is what happened if the line is crossed. it's time that he made a forceful statement. >> and if go to that line again, given what you pointed out what happened with syria and the use of chemical webs. i wonder if you go to that line again. this is a very serious, very grave situation. >> it's sort of--it happened so quickly, tony. the crisis in ukraine has been fesstering those protesters in the square for the past four months and the origins of that is an east-west divide as well with president yanukovych deciding at the last moment to forsake the european union and go with russia. that's when it started to begin with. it's been happening for quite a few months, obviously. there were comments released by russia diplomats. that private, and that victoria has waiving with the secretary of state with horse, which is ironically it was the european union that brought the s
we don't need to go through history starting with august in syria. the administration painting themselves in a karen using that kind of rhetoric. what happens to your very good ability is what happened if the line is crossed. it's time that he made a forceful statement. >> and if go to that line again, given what you pointed out what happened with syria and the use of chemical webs. i wonder if you go to that line again. this is a very serious, very grave situation. >> it's sort...
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he said he was open about his trips to syria and even had meeting with mi 5 to discuss the visit, and no problems had been flagged. >> we had a meeting with mi 5 lawyers were present and mine were, and we spoke to potential threats to the united kingdom from british syrians, and there was noing tangible threat to britain from peopling abou peopo syria, and they had no problem with me going there. i returned on my second trip with their full knowledge and returned after that. >> al jazeera, birmingham. >> more news from us here in london. a little later this news hour but for now back to darren in doha. >> n.a.t.o.'s general secretary said that all troops will leave afghanistan by december. unless there is a security signed with the united states. president karzai so far has refused to sign it, but his secretary assesso successor mays successor may sign it. >> reporter: a pulling out without leaving troops even to carry out what the u.s. government calls counte counterterrorism operations is risky for the white house. >> it appears that the u.s. is engaged with afghanistan, and is dete
he said he was open about his trips to syria and even had meeting with mi 5 to discuss the visit, and no problems had been flagged. >> we had a meeting with mi 5 lawyers were present and mine were, and we spoke to potential threats to the united kingdom from british syrians, and there was noing tangible threat to britain from peopling abou peopo syria, and they had no problem with me going there. i returned on my second trip with their full knowledge and returned after that. >> al...
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some talk about the arguments they had with their classmates back in syria. others record their memories of war. >> translator: my friend wrapped his chest with fireworks on himself and he killed us, he burned himself. >> translator: my brother was killed. a shell hit his house. >> miss, miss, army soldiers came and raided and burned our house. >> reporter: then it's time for the children to put their memories and feelings into drawings, death and fighting dominates most of their work. and she wants to show me her brother's grave and others show me dead children. running this program is a group called aerobic for human and it's a nongovernmental organization funded by a $25,000 grant from the danish government, all staffers are trained by the danish red cross to provide psychological support to syrian children. >> our goal is to teach them how to express those feelings using painting in order so that they gain a sense of control over them which helps in the coping process. their growing has been suppressed by many factors. 65% of those children are not going
some talk about the arguments they had with their classmates back in syria. others record their memories of war. >> translator: my friend wrapped his chest with fireworks on himself and he killed us, he burned himself. >> translator: my brother was killed. a shell hit his house. >> miss, miss, army soldiers came and raided and burned our house. >> reporter: then it's time for the children to put their memories and feelings into drawings, death and fighting dominates most...
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. >> fighters from the rebel group have withdrawn from parts of northern syria. videos emerged of people celebrating close to the burden with turkey. the pullout comes four days ahead of the deadline set by the rival group. >> french president has arrived in the central african republic. he met french troops and plans to meet with the interim president as well as religious leaders. on tuesday, the french lawmakers approved a measure allowing him to help stabilize the country by committing another 400 troops. >> france now has 2,000 troops in central african republic, the european union promised up to 1,000 soldiers on the ground. african union led forces have 6,000 troops there. that makes 9,000 soldiers, but u.n. secretary general said at least 12,000 are needed to secure the country. tanya page i sends this report. >> he hold praise on his troops, saying they had done a great job bringing security to some parts of the city but acknowledged over the rest of the country there was still chaos and a space of lawlessness. he's here to talk to the interim president.
. >> fighters from the rebel group have withdrawn from parts of northern syria. videos emerged of people celebrating close to the burden with turkey. the pullout comes four days ahead of the deadline set by the rival group. >> french president has arrived in the central african republic. he met french troops and plans to meet with the interim president as well as religious leaders. on tuesday, the french lawmakers approved a measure allowing him to help stabilize the country by...
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, and you'll speak to syria. everyone tells you it is a tense situation. at least you knew where the line was, who the enemy was, it's suicide bombers. it's random explosions in the middle of the street. it's a huge concern. this is played out politically. it's a new government formed, made up of march the 8th, march the 14th. two groups. the future movement, hezbollah, opposing roles and opinions on the war in syria. everyone tells you that they believe this is spillover from the war in syriaand is concerning because people don't know where it comes from. >> we have been talking to an analyst who believes the attacks are linked to the formation of a new government. >> it's possible. i have to tell you politics in lebanon, they are complicated. there are some not happy with the make-up of the government. it's a government made up of 888, meaning you have eight seats to march 8th, where hezbollah is part of, 8 to to sent rust. some are not happy sitting with hezbollah. and others not happy with other issues. it's
, and you'll speak to syria. everyone tells you it is a tense situation. at least you knew where the line was, who the enemy was, it's suicide bombers. it's random explosions in the middle of the street. it's a huge concern. this is played out politically. it's a new government formed, made up of march the 8th, march the 14th. two groups. the future movement, hezbollah, opposing roles and opinions on the war in syria. everyone tells you that they believe this is spillover from the war in...
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of people and a degradation of a situation and the economy inside syria. the bill that the relief agencies expect they'll need to meet is more than $4 billion. just over $2 billion has been pledged. that's half the amount of money that's needed. it's easy at conferences like this to pledge money. the question is whether the money comes through. it's a sad fact, we have seen it in the past that pledges are not always followed up on. another thing which is likely to be highlighted is the small burden of the refugee crisis which western developed nations so far have been willing to soldier. germany, for example, took 5,000 - said it would take 5,000 syrian refugees, france and britain, two major wealthy western countries said they'd only take 500 syrian refugees. when you compare it to hundreds of thousands putting a train on the economies of lebanon, turkey and jordan, i think at the moment it will be one of the key questions asked here. if not in the conference itself, then certainly by many aides officials, and why western nations are not willing to should
of people and a degradation of a situation and the economy inside syria. the bill that the relief agencies expect they'll need to meet is more than $4 billion. just over $2 billion has been pledged. that's half the amount of money that's needed. it's easy at conferences like this to pledge money. the question is whether the money comes through. it's a sad fact, we have seen it in the past that pledges are not always followed up on. another thing which is likely to be highlighted is the small...
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syria is in the middle of the civil war. is doesn't want the u.s. to get involved or the u.s. to take action that may affect the balance. they want it to go away as a problem. it's a bigger problem than a military advantage. >> more to come on al jazeera. it's one of the most dangerous jobs much al jazeera learnt the number of afghan police that die on duty is coming down. and the security industry that's growing up around marijuana. boom towns in the u.s. >> welcome back. top stories on al jazeera - defiant protesters are in independence square in ukraine's capital kiev despite a deal aimed at ending the crisis. the u.s. and russian presidents sayle plans need to be implemented quickly. >> venezuelan president nicolas maduro offered to talk to leaders to end weeks of unrest. he has challenged the u.s. to take part in high-level talks. nigeria's government seized the passport of former governor. he is been sacked, targeted for exposing the lose of $20 billion in funds. >> a volunteer nurse who tweeted, "i'm dying" has become a symbol of a three-month crisis. she was hit in the
syria is in the middle of the civil war. is doesn't want the u.s. to get involved or the u.s. to take action that may affect the balance. they want it to go away as a problem. it's a bigger problem than a military advantage. >> more to come on al jazeera. it's one of the most dangerous jobs much al jazeera learnt the number of afghan police that die on duty is coming down. and the security industry that's growing up around marijuana. boom towns in the u.s. >> welcome back. top...
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we're going to move on to syria now. activists there accusing government forces of dropping local barrel bombs on aleppo. these bombs are containers backed with explosives and dropped from helicopters. intense fighting has been reported in areas of rebel and army lines. well getting humanitarian aid into the country, into syria, and the u.n. security council is due to vote on a resolution that demand immediate access to deliver supplies. we go to the u.n. in new york. what exactly is the resolution containing? is anybody going to argue against having immediate access humanitarian assistance to the people of syria? >> that would be a fairly straightforward request, and something that the security council could pass but we're going to see problems here. i predict in an hour's time mainly the resolution is immediate access. cross board access into all parts of syria for humanitarian aid and agencies. and it calls for an end of the bombardment and shelling in syria and has a paragraph in there that suggest further measures m
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it happened in a town in the border with syria. the area is a hezbollah stronghold. we're live on the line from beirut. what happened, stephanie? >> reporter: all we know is that a car approach an army checkpoint and this is the first army checkpoint. the soldiers subjected the car and the bomber blew himself up. two soldiers were killed, one an officer, one a soldier and 15 people injured. this is according to the red cross. five soldiers, ten civilians. we know this check point was set up after hezbollah declared it was there was fighting inside syria. this checkpoint was not here before because as you mentioned, there were reports that hezbollah fighters use this town because it is on the border with syria to go in. highlighting the intense security situation here in lebanon. there was twin suicide-bombing that happened three days ago south of beirut, so people you speak here are extremely concerned about what's going on in their country. >> thank you, steph. >>> thousands of people are rallying in rival demonstrations across venezuela, both president nicholas mad
it happened in a town in the border with syria. the area is a hezbollah stronghold. we're live on the line from beirut. what happened, stephanie? >> reporter: all we know is that a car approach an army checkpoint and this is the first army checkpoint. the soldiers subjected the car and the bomber blew himself up. two soldiers were killed, one an officer, one a soldier and 15 people injured. this is according to the red cross. five soldiers, ten civilians. we know this check point was set...
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that was the declaration from the first day they started syria. they were starting in syria and then coming to lebanon. >> reporter: the same grouped said it was for attack on the cultural attache. both camps are now part of the fledgling new government and they have promised to bring the security situation under control. but that is looking increasingly difficult. it's causing a dangerous sectarian divide among the people here. stephanie decker, al jazeera, in the southern suburbs of beirut. >> we have a developing story in the ukraine. we are hearing that president yanukovych has replaced the head of the army after clashes between police on tuesday evening in a which at least 25 people have been killed. when we have the details we'll bring it to you. but the head of the army has been replaced in ukraine. >>> syria's government is using a new type of globally condemned weapon against its civilians. this evidence of an attack on a town last wednesday involved a powerful cluster rocket. activists filmed remnants of the roth in the area. several cou
that was the declaration from the first day they started syria. they were starting in syria and then coming to lebanon. >> reporter: the same grouped said it was for attack on the cultural attache. both camps are now part of the fledgling new government and they have promised to bring the security situation under control. but that is looking increasingly difficult. it's causing a dangerous sectarian divide among the people here. stephanie decker, al jazeera, in the southern suburbs of...
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groups that upgrade in syria claimed responsibility for the attacks. they have threatened similar attacks and more attacks in the future because of hezbollah's role in syria. hezbollah is a lebanese shia group. and the iranians - the syrian opposition blames them for propping up the syrian regime. the attacks are becoming more frequent, and over rent weeks, really, the lebanese army managed to dismantle a number of trapped vehicles, explosive laden vehicles. this time, if the initial reports are correct, and the suicide bombers were on motorcycles, it would be difficult for security forces to stop them. it seems the target of today's attack is the iranian cultural center. >> zeina khodr in beirut, reporting on two dead that we know about in this double suicide attack which is reported as being a double suicide attack. stefanie dekker is on the line, and joins me from beirut, to tell us more about the area and where the explosions happened. >> well, in is south beirut and this is a heavy populated area. it's residential, shops. it's somewhere where a lo
groups that upgrade in syria claimed responsibility for the attacks. they have threatened similar attacks and more attacks in the future because of hezbollah's role in syria. hezbollah is a lebanese shia group. and the iranians - the syrian opposition blames them for propping up the syrian regime. the attacks are becoming more frequent, and over rent weeks, really, the lebanese army managed to dismantle a number of trapped vehicles, explosive laden vehicles. this time, if the initial reports...
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live from doha >> also ahead - 175 rebels killed in an army ambush n one of the bloodiest incidents in syria's 3-year long conflict. >> qantas plans to cut 5,000 jobs after reporting heavy financial losses. >> the sun comes out in northern china after wind blows away a dangerous blanket of smog. >> hello. good to have with you us. we are getting reports that armed men are seizing buildings in the crimea region. the area has been the scene of violent confrontations. one person died on wednesday after demonstrations turned violent. we go to robin walker. what have you seen? >> i have seen the parliament building, the area around the police with a cordon around it. the public have not been allowed to walk around there. it's gone through to see what is going on. i can see barricades up at the entrance to the building, and i also confirm that the russian flag has been hoisted on top. >> thank you. >> in the capital parliament is meeting to approve a new government, as we heard, the caretaker government has a huge job ahead of it in order to restore stability. our correspondent is live in kiev. what
live from doha >> also ahead - 175 rebels killed in an army ambush n one of the bloodiest incidents in syria's 3-year long conflict. >> qantas plans to cut 5,000 jobs after reporting heavy financial losses. >> the sun comes out in northern china after wind blows away a dangerous blanket of smog. >> hello. good to have with you us. we are getting reports that armed men are seizing buildings in the crimea region. the area has been the scene of violent confrontations. one...
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. >> round 2 of talks aimed at finding peace in war-torn syria. a closer look at some of the biggest hurdles ending three years of civil war. >> you don't know what to do. we have had such mixed messages. >> getting to the bottom of a toxic spill in west virginia. >> plus, he's expected to be a top pick in the n.f.l. draft. why an announced michael sam made could make him a role model on and off the field. >> 9 million pounds of bad beef - what to look for in your freezer >> hi, therefore. welcome to al jazeera. good to have you with us. i'm thomas drayton. we'll get to the top stories. a second round of peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in syria are set to kick off. at the heart of the talks, a traditional government that does not include the current president. as james bays report the meeting comes as humanitarian aid reaches the city of homs. >> when the first round of these talks got underway two weeks ago the issue of humanitarian access was at the top of the agenda. that's when the deal to get aide to homs was discussed. lakhdar brahi
. >> round 2 of talks aimed at finding peace in war-torn syria. a closer look at some of the biggest hurdles ending three years of civil war. >> you don't know what to do. we have had such mixed messages. >> getting to the bottom of a toxic spill in west virginia. >> plus, he's expected to be a top pick in the n.f.l. draft. why an announced michael sam made could make him a role model on and off the field. >> 9 million pounds of bad beef - what to look for in your...
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. >> activists say an armed group controlling northern syria has left. this video showing the people celebrating. the reason for withdrawal is unclear. the ifil seized several towns north of aleppo and is engaging in battles around the turkish border. it has trapped many families who are unable to leave. we went to a refugee camp between the turkey and syrian border. >> these children are not misbehaving, they're being encouraged to scream. they come from a war zone and this exercise helps them release their violent emotions. the teachers ask them what does the word violence mean. some talk about the arguments they have with their classmates back in syria, others recall their memories of home. >> my friend had fireworks on his chest to detonate himself, he burned himself. >> my brother was killed, a shell hit his house. army soldiers came and raided and burned our house. >> then it's time for the children to put their memories and feelings into drawings. fighting dominates most of their world. >> she wants to show me her brother's grave. others show me t
. >> activists say an armed group controlling northern syria has left. this video showing the people celebrating. the reason for withdrawal is unclear. the ifil seized several towns north of aleppo and is engaging in battles around the turkish border. it has trapped many families who are unable to leave. we went to a refugee camp between the turkey and syrian border. >> these children are not misbehaving, they're being encouraged to scream. they come from a war zone and this...
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first, we go to syria and one of the deadliest attacks of the war. the army says it's killed 175 rebels in an ambush. opposition activists say the government attacked a convoy of civilians. we have more. >> these are the pictures broadcast on syrian state television that the syrian military claim show the bloody aftermath an a column of fighters. the syrian government calls them terrorists. it's reported that the ambush was spunk at down on a road in eastern guta near damascus. state t.v. broadcast footage of the moment of the attack. >> a massive explosive booby trap. the syrian government say it was a major victory. >> our troops acted on intelligence that a group of terrorists left from the east. the armed forces managed to kill all it's speeders. the importance of this comes as we are trying to choke the terrorists. >> the free syrian army tells a very different story. they say rebel fighters were escorting civilians that needed medical attention from a besieged area. >> dozens were killed and lost. civilians were trying to get out of the country
first, we go to syria and one of the deadliest attacks of the war. the army says it's killed 175 rebels in an ambush. opposition activists say the government attacked a convoy of civilians. we have more. >> these are the pictures broadcast on syrian state television that the syrian military claim show the bloody aftermath an a column of fighters. the syrian government calls them terrorists. it's reported that the ambush was spunk at down on a road in eastern guta near damascus. state t.v....
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but many millions more displaced within syria. in the city of aleppo, many have stayed put, despite the fighting. report on what some are doing to survive. about. >> reporter: shutting themselves in. that's what it's come to in syria's largest city, aleppo. people have taken to bricking up their windows to stay safe. >> translator: of course, it's safer for the children. because of shrapnel from the daily shelling. we decided to do this simple thing. >> and this is what they're trying to protect against: bombs which have left houses, buildings, and lives in ruin. many homes are deserted. streets, too. these people blame the government. >> barrel bombs he dropped on us they destroyed everything and forced the people to flee. assad has kept people off the street. we will stay here because this is our land and our country. >> leaving is not a decision then i anyone is making easily. >> i was born here, i live here and i will also die here. god protect them because there is no safety. 20 barrel bombs a day on aleppo. >> the city in so
but many millions more displaced within syria. in the city of aleppo, many have stayed put, despite the fighting. report on what some are doing to survive. about. >> reporter: shutting themselves in. that's what it's come to in syria's largest city, aleppo. people have taken to bricking up their windows to stay safe. >> translator: of course, it's safer for the children. because of shrapnel from the daily shelling. we decided to do this simple thing. >> and this is what...
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. >> if we can get 50% of weapons out of syria, that's a huge policy victory. the only alternative we were looking at is military action, and that would have gone after production facilities. it's easy to bomb buildings, but we would not be getting the actual chemical weapons. >> syria has already missed a couple of deadlines. it's most poisonous chemicals had been handed over. june 30th deadline is quickly approaching. by which time all the chemicals are supposed to be destroyed. the syrian government has repeatedly cited the security situation inside the country as the reason behind the delays. a former chairman of the u.s. senate foreign relations committee told al jazeera he doubts the syrian government is as committed as it says it is. >> the security situation is one in most cases being created by the problems, the government is fostering. i would say that there is certainly clearly some understanding of this, but there has been delay really throughout this. and it raises questions about the sincerity of the government. >> reporter: the next deadline is m
. >> if we can get 50% of weapons out of syria, that's a huge policy victory. the only alternative we were looking at is military action, and that would have gone after production facilities. it's easy to bomb buildings, but we would not be getting the actual chemical weapons. >> syria has already missed a couple of deadlines. it's most poisonous chemicals had been handed over. june 30th deadline is quickly approaching. by which time all the chemicals are supposed to be destroyed....
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. >> both sides of syria's war are under mounting pressure to comply with demands to allow more humanitarian aid into the country. u.n. chief bangui moonsingled out bureaucratic delays. >> i call on the syrian government to authorise more humanitarian staff to work in syria. it is not credible to site bureaucratic procedures as reasons for delay, when the government controls those procedures. >> the u.n.'s been talking about the extent of the damage to a palestinian refugee camp in the syrian capital. people living in the amood camp received food rations after a gap of several days. the head of the u.n. relief and development agency visited the area on monday. >> the checkpoint we were allowed to reach, you can't see much behind, there are barricades. people coming from within yarmouk appear near the distribution point. it's like the appearance of ghosts, people that have not been out of there, that have been trapped in a situation, without food, medicine and clean water. they are probably completely subjected to fear because there was fierce fighting, noisy fighting all along. >> al jazeera
. >> both sides of syria's war are under mounting pressure to comply with demands to allow more humanitarian aid into the country. u.n. chief bangui moonsingled out bureaucratic delays. >> i call on the syrian government to authorise more humanitarian staff to work in syria. it is not credible to site bureaucratic procedures as reasons for delay, when the government controls those procedures. >> the u.n.'s been talking about the extent of the damage to a palestinian refugee...
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. >>> suicide bombing left a senior al qaeda operative in syria. the fighter was killed on sunday in aleppo. he's the representative of the al qaeda leader zawihiri in syria. they aattacked the city of daria, and they released these pictures. they say it shows barrel bombs dropped over the area, and this is pictures of the aftermath in government air strikes in the southwest of the country. >>> the red cross says so far humanitarian access in syria is only possible in a few areas. simon made the comments after the u.n. security council adopted a resolution to send humanitarian aid into the war-torn country. they say more than 9 million syrians now need help. >>> the man who has often been described as the world's top drugs lord has been arrested in mexico. guzman also known as "shorty" but not to his face had been on the run for 13 years. he was captured without a shot being fired. adam brady is live for us in mexico city. is this a big a deal as the headlines would have it to be? >> reporter: well, it's a very big deal at least from a pr and polit
. >>> suicide bombing left a senior al qaeda operative in syria. the fighter was killed on sunday in aleppo. he's the representative of the al qaeda leader zawihiri in syria. they aattacked the city of daria, and they released these pictures. they say it shows barrel bombs dropped over the area, and this is pictures of the aftermath in government air strikes in the southwest of the country. >>> the red cross says so far humanitarian access in syria is only possible in a few...
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we appreciate it. >>> there is chilling evidence tonight of the tragic situation in syria. palestinian refugees who have been trapped in a camp in damascus for the past eight months. christopher gunnes is a spokesman for the agency and he talks to us about the situation in that camp in tonight's first person report. >> as can you see from that extraordinary iconic image, as far as the eye can see there are gaunt, pallid figures who for months have been living under siege, deprived of the most basic commodities of life. food, water, medicine, electricity, heat and warmth in one of the most cruel winters we have seen in this region. so what they describe is a portrait of intense and profound tragic civilian suffering. we have reports of women dying in childbirth because of the hack of medical care, of wide -- lack of medical care, widespread reports of children and infants with mall nutrition, u.n. member state reduced to eating animal feed. i think that says as much as feeds to say. camp because things are so desperate there can improve radically and exponentially. baby came
we appreciate it. >>> there is chilling evidence tonight of the tragic situation in syria. palestinian refugees who have been trapped in a camp in damascus for the past eight months. christopher gunnes is a spokesman for the agency and he talks to us about the situation in that camp in tonight's first person report. >> as can you see from that extraordinary iconic image, as far as the eye can see there are gaunt, pallid figures who for months have been living under siege,...
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the number of those coming from syria is likely to rise. >> u.s. authorities say the mexican drug lord known assel chappo was captured with the help of members of his cartel. the mexican government is producing the arrest as a victory. >> the web of tunnels linking several homes allows guzman to evate capture. when he left them behind, the risk multiplied. he was found in a small apartment. they found an arsenal of grenades, rocket launchers and guns. he was unable to get to them. on the run for 13 years and still the boss of the largest criminal organise air, he seemed almost too powerful to catch. that leant him almost a mystical character. it led to songs about his evading the law and about his capture. his submission to mexican marines designed to send a message that drug lords are not untouchable. under the last government many believe his operations were tolerated. a former federal prosecutor says the arrest is a potent sting ball and triumph for the president. it's not enough on its own to break the cartels. >> translation: the strike agains
the number of those coming from syria is likely to rise. >> u.s. authorities say the mexican drug lord known assel chappo was captured with the help of members of his cartel. the mexican government is producing the arrest as a victory. >> the web of tunnels linking several homes allows guzman to evate capture. when he left them behind, the risk multiplied. he was found in a small apartment. they found an arsenal of grenades, rocket launchers and guns. he was unable to get to them....
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in a sign that syria's war is spilling over. strongholds have been targeted four times in january alone. lebanon is vulnerable to sectarian violence, and the future looking bleak. >> meanwhile it's been a violent month in iraq. united nations says more than 700 were killed in january alone. at least 1200 more prosecutor wounded. it did not act for deaths of ongoing fighting. more than 140,000 people fled the area. it's the country's largest displacement since fighting began in 2008. the winter olympics will begin next week. india cannot officially compete. one indian athlete is not letting everything stop him going to sochi. >> it's fast, dangerous and many say it's completely addictive. it's the speed and fear that keep him on the luge track. here in the french arl possess he trains for the games. back home in india, this is the only way of training. racing through the himma layas, dodging cars, a lorry and other hazard. we don't have a huge tracks. we have had modify the sled. the exposure brought donors helping ta pay for tra
in a sign that syria's war is spilling over. strongholds have been targeted four times in january alone. lebanon is vulnerable to sectarian violence, and the future looking bleak. >> meanwhile it's been a violent month in iraq. united nations says more than 700 were killed in january alone. at least 1200 more prosecutor wounded. it did not act for deaths of ongoing fighting. more than 140,000 people fled the area. it's the country's largest displacement since fighting began in 2008. the...
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we saw that with syria. it is interesting that foreign minister and john kerry have already over syria last august worked out a diplomatic approach. i think the eu, the united states and russia have to be deeply concerned about a very grim reality. ukraine is bankrupt. probably needs 35 billion in short assistance. russia has been subsidizing natural gas. is the eu, which is already dealing with austerity politics to bail out, is the united states which needs to rebuild at home and invest in infrastructure ready to intervene in another country. so there are real limits on both countries, the united states and russia. >> though kerry and labarov have been talking to each other. russia went right ahead and conducted a massive drill with 150,000 troops right on the border of ukraine. you have written that you are concerned that the american media and american government has demonized vladimir putin. i'll ask you the worry question. what do you see happening? >> the absolute worst could happen. the worst would b
we saw that with syria. it is interesting that foreign minister and john kerry have already over syria last august worked out a diplomatic approach. i think the eu, the united states and russia have to be deeply concerned about a very grim reality. ukraine is bankrupt. probably needs 35 billion in short assistance. russia has been subsidizing natural gas. is the eu, which is already dealing with austerity politics to bail out, is the united states which needs to rebuild at home and invest in...
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in syria, barrel bombs continue to fall from government helicopters. activists say the military has intensively targeted the area southwest of the capitol for more than a month now. aleppo, 260 people have been killed in these attacks. these pictures are said to show the aftermath of a strike in a neighborhood. aljazeera cannot independently verify these images. >> a new alarm over syrias historical sides. thieves are pilfering ruined cities and towns dating back to the ancient greeks. the u.n. said illegal digging has left some areas destroyed. many artifacts are being smuggled into europe looking lebanon and turkey. the world heritage center in paris representative says many cultural jewels are at eminent risk of destruction. >> syria is certainly a crowd of civilization. it's historical. it has a wealth of culture that is important to humidity from the bronze age until the beginning of the 20th century. it's a very wealthy country, six of its sites are in scribed on the world heritage list. syria has a lot of historical sites that would deserve this
in syria, barrel bombs continue to fall from government helicopters. activists say the military has intensively targeted the area southwest of the capitol for more than a month now. aleppo, 260 people have been killed in these attacks. these pictures are said to show the aftermath of a strike in a neighborhood. aljazeera cannot independently verify these images. >> a new alarm over syrias historical sides. thieves are pilfering ruined cities and towns dating back to the ancient greeks....
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basically inside syria and for the growing refugees outside syria, an increasing need forrate. yet, as you mentioned at the moment, pledges and money given remains lower than those hired. >> desperate separation. thank you for the moment. >> the ukrainian president viktor yanukovych is back at work having been on sick leave for four days. he's been out of action at a critical time when the u.s. and e.u. backed calls for change. there was a call for presidential and parliamentary elections. >> live to al jazeera's nooef barker in independence square in the capital. viktor yanukovych is back at work and has plenty to do. >> he has a long list of things to do. his absence over the last four days kicked up a lot of questions amongst people in his own camp and the protesters here. the fear had been that he had been potentially using the time to plan another crackdown such a the level of distrust amongst the protesters for their president. as you rightly said, he is back at work. there is a long list of the things he had to deal with. they say that the concessions that have been offe
basically inside syria and for the growing refugees outside syria, an increasing need forrate. yet, as you mentioned at the moment, pledges and money given remains lower than those hired. >> desperate separation. thank you for the moment. >> the ukrainian president viktor yanukovych is back at work having been on sick leave for four days. he's been out of action at a critical time when the u.s. and e.u. backed calls for change. there was a call for presidential and parliamentary...
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this is about syria, that hezbollah has fighters fighting inside syria on behalf of the government of bashar al-assad. they say as long as you do that we'll keep attacking your arse. a government reform last week was formed in an effort to try to solve the situation. they are nervous about. it's more upcertain that it used to be before. >> this is a country no stranger to war. with suicide bombing people incredibly nervous. they don't know when the next attack will happen. >> the correspondent live at the scope of the two bomb blasts and beirut. >> the libyan prime minister condemned what he called an attempted military coup after two armed groups demanded that the national parliament resigns. the militias from the zinc tan region. attempts to overthrow the government will be stopped. >> translation: we refuse a military coup. we refuse to use of power in order to force the libyan people on to something. we are with the peaceful dialogue. we are for peaceful and wise communication between libyans. all parties have to know the libyan people have an opinion and that should be taken into
this is about syria, that hezbollah has fighters fighting inside syria on behalf of the government of bashar al-assad. they say as long as you do that we'll keep attacking your arse. a government reform last week was formed in an effort to try to solve the situation. they are nervous about. it's more upcertain that it used to be before. >> this is a country no stranger to war. with suicide bombing people incredibly nervous. they don't know when the next attack will happen. >> the...
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their fathers killed or detained in syria. the classrooms are freezing but it's where these children want to be. >> translator: the school is more fun than the camp. because it teaches us and makes us smarter so we can go up to the second grade. >> reporter: the syrian curriculum is taught here but the students don't receive recognized certificates because this is an unofficial school. for them it is fruitful time spent in exile. some of the children have not been to school for three years. and although this is not a formal school, the teacher says any education the students get here is just to ensure that these children don't turn out illiterate. >> teaching the children here is very difficult. >> we find it's difficult to teach them, they left school three years ago, they didn't know how to write how to read. it's catastrophe, it is in fact tragedy. >> reporter: unheated classrooms and the shortage of books and stationery are the things teachers struggle with but helping students cope with their loss. >> these orphans have b
their fathers killed or detained in syria. the classrooms are freezing but it's where these children want to be. >> translator: the school is more fun than the camp. because it teaches us and makes us smarter so we can go up to the second grade. >> reporter: the syrian curriculum is taught here but the students don't receive recognized certificates because this is an unofficial school. for them it is fruitful time spent in exile. some of the children have not been to school for...
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more than 3 million people are struggling to survive in syria. talks failed to produce a comprehensive plan to get aid to families in homs and aleppo. there are many obstacles to getting aid into syria. >> we've got the security situation, geeft the areas in -- we've got the areas in syria which are besieged either by government forces or by opposition forces. we've got border points we can't cross. we've got a situation on the border between iraq and syria to try to get splice into all the people who need help. >> well, many syrian children who have fled the fighting in their country to neighboring lebanon have not seen the inside of a classroom for more than two years. the lebanese government cannot accommodate such a big influx of students. one small school is making a big difference. >> reporter: in many parts of the world access to education is almost taken for granted. for syrian refugees in lebanon, mohamed amma from homs had to drop out of school for a year because of the war. his father who was a cameraman was tortured to death in syria.
more than 3 million people are struggling to survive in syria. talks failed to produce a comprehensive plan to get aid to families in homs and aleppo. there are many obstacles to getting aid into syria. >> we've got the security situation, geeft the areas in -- we've got the areas in syria which are besieged either by government forces or by opposition forces. we've got border points we can't cross. we've got a situation on the border between iraq and syria to try to get splice into all...
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security council makes a move that could soon sen much needed humanitarian aid in to syria. >> every sunday night al jazeera america brings you controversial... >> both parties are owned by the corporations. >> ..entertaining >> it's fun to play with ideas. >> ...thought provoking >> get your damn education. >> ...surprising >> oh, absolutely! >> ...exclusive one-on-one interviews with the most interesting people of our time. >> you're listening because you want to see what's going to happen. >> i want to know what works what do you know works? >> conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> talk to al jazeera. >> only on al jazeera america. >> oh my! >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough
security council makes a move that could soon sen much needed humanitarian aid in to syria. >> every sunday night al jazeera america brings you controversial... >> both parties are owned by the corporations. >> ..entertaining >> it's fun to play with ideas. >> ...thought provoking >> get your damn education. >> ...surprising >> oh, absolutely! >> ...exclusive one-on-one interviews with the most interesting people of our time. >> you're...
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syria submitted a new proposal to suspend chemical weapons within 100 days. the deadline passed on january the 5th. he has transferred about 11% of its total arsenal. nigeria's government seized the passport of the former central bank governor. he was sacked, and said he was targeted for exposing the loss of $20 billion. >> more on the top story. much of the action in the ukraine may be centered around kiev, in the western city, memorials were hold on friday night for protesters that died in the violence. david chater reports. >> they call them the marters of mayd maydan, the long journey over, a homecoming for the first of the city's victims. the coffin lid remained over their bodies to protect them from the rain. the crowd's gathered to pay their respect and showed a tribute. heroes never die. it could do little to lessan the shock and dismay of greeffing families. still struggling to come to terms with events that changed their lives forever. the people of the city are in open revolt against viktor yanukovych - they stood in solidarity with the protesters
syria submitted a new proposal to suspend chemical weapons within 100 days. the deadline passed on january the 5th. he has transferred about 11% of its total arsenal. nigeria's government seized the passport of the former central bank governor. he was sacked, and said he was targeted for exposing the loss of $20 billion. >> more on the top story. much of the action in the ukraine may be centered around kiev, in the western city, memorials were hold on friday night for protesters that died...
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security council voted unanimously to demand aid groups be allowed into all of syria. the document demands access to convoys delivering supplies. kath turner has more from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> a rare sight inside the united nations security council chamber, support for a draft resolution of getting humanitarian aid inside sir yax. >> the draft resolution received 15 votes in favour, adopted unanimousry. >> the u.n. general showed a hint of frustration. >> this resolution should not have been necessary. humanitarian assistance is not something to be negotiated. ifs something to be allowed by vurt u of international law. >> there were divisions between russia and others. they were unhappy with the threat of u.n. sanctions against anyone obstructing the delivery of aid. that paragraph was taken out of the time resolution. >> the russian federation supported the draft resolution since when agreeing on the document many russian considerations were borne in mind. the document took op a balanced nature. >> the resolution demands cross-border access to syria,
security council voted unanimously to demand aid groups be allowed into all of syria. the document demands access to convoys delivering supplies. kath turner has more from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> a rare sight inside the united nations security council chamber, support for a draft resolution of getting humanitarian aid inside sir yax. >> the draft resolution received 15 votes in favour, adopted unanimousry. >> the u.n. general showed a hint of frustration....
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they spoke about several things, syria, iran, and the bulk of the conversation had to do with the situation in ukraine. it's involved in a tentative agreement and both sides described it as very, very fragile. the official described the talks as constructive. this comes after a back and forth, a coarse assessment of the e.u.'s role. it continued on through barack obama's statement recently while visiting mexico for the north america summit. where he spoke in derogatory terms about vladimir putin, and his views on basic human rights. obviously russia had a lot of influence in ukraine on the southern border. the spokesman at the white house jay carney described russia's role in the ukraine, and the part that russia and the united states could play together like this? >> it is in russia's interest for the violence to end in the ukraine, as it is in the interests of the united states, and our european friends and the ukrainian people, and we welcome the cessation of violence, and we welcome the agreements that have been reached. >> meanwhile secretary of defense chuck hagel spoke with his ukrai
they spoke about several things, syria, iran, and the bulk of the conversation had to do with the situation in ukraine. it's involved in a tentative agreement and both sides described it as very, very fragile. the official described the talks as constructive. this comes after a back and forth, a coarse assessment of the e.u.'s role. it continued on through barack obama's statement recently while visiting mexico for the north america summit. where he spoke in derogatory terms about vladimir...
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. >> reporter: the syria government is ready to cooperate with u.n. resolution calls on bothed sides of the conflict to allow aid deliveries and more than 9 million people are in need of help and supplies. earlier this month humanitarian convows went to homs during a truce of fighters and government fighters and managed to evacuate hundreds of people and mostly women, children and elderly. and many syrian families have told al jazeera they are being denied entry into jordan and stranded at the border and they fear they will be targeted by the forces of assad. >> please let us in for god sake and for the same of the children have some, mercy. >> translator: why have you come to the jordan borders now? . >> translator: should we wait to see our children slaughtered or slain? we are losing a loved one everyday. >> translator: how long have you been here? we have been here since morning but others have been here more than three days. >> reporter: and jordan is already home to hundreds of thousands of syrians who fled conflict in the country but many of th
. >> reporter: the syria government is ready to cooperate with u.n. resolution calls on bothed sides of the conflict to allow aid deliveries and more than 9 million people are in need of help and supplies. earlier this month humanitarian convows went to homs during a truce of fighters and government fighters and managed to evacuate hundreds of people and mostly women, children and elderly. and many syrian families have told al jazeera they are being denied entry into jordan and stranded...
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that means syria is not as a national objective or getting into other parts of the world. really, the question now is what is the u.s. strategy going to be in the next ten years globally and how are we going to allocate resources to that. >> do you think afghanistan should be a top military objective for the united states there? >> it's interesting to look at that. in afghanistan, the history of afghanistan especially in recent times has been one where the international community has withdrawn, and in that vacuum we've seen the radical tranc -- strands of islam assert themselves. we've seen iraq for instance after the pullout of iraq. i think one of the issues -- one of the questions that has to be asked is, how much risk the united states is willing to accept. >> exactly. so much blood was shed in afghanistan, american bloodshed in afghanistan, this has been a very difficult war in the united states and many in afghanistan as well. we're talking about the will of the united states of america, the people of the united states political will to do something there. but i gues
that means syria is not as a national objective or getting into other parts of the world. really, the question now is what is the u.s. strategy going to be in the next ten years globally and how are we going to allocate resources to that. >> do you think afghanistan should be a top military objective for the united states there? >> it's interesting to look at that. in afghanistan, the history of afghanistan especially in recent times has been one where the international community...
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john kerry has key things - syria, rain and middle east peace are unresolve. we don't know how to score that when all things are said and done in particular with iran. it was state department officials under helicopter who started having the negotiations with the iranians through, you know, direct sit downs in 2012. so i think the john kerry scorecard is still got incompletes on it. as far as hillary clinton goes, we go into great detail in the book. there's no deal under her, it's a metric by which she'll be measured. the diplomats, the first job is to make sure the problems don't arise. you try to head things off on the pass. there are anecdotes in the book. where there's potential diplomatic disasters that she headed off. those that criticise her for not having gotten the israelis and palestinians to sit down are accurate that that didn't happen. >> let's - you start the book with the clinton hit list, let's start there. it's gotten a lot of attention, what you wrote, that she had a hit list that ranked friends and foes, it was numerical, one to seven, one
john kerry has key things - syria, rain and middle east peace are unresolve. we don't know how to score that when all things are said and done in particular with iran. it was state department officials under helicopter who started having the negotiations with the iranians through, you know, direct sit downs in 2012. so i think the john kerry scorecard is still got incompletes on it. as far as hillary clinton goes, we go into great detail in the book. there's no deal under her, it's a metric by...
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we ask will it be possible to guarantee safe passage in syria? >> life after war - former fighters find new lives in the democratic republic of congo. >> we begin in ukraine where there's no sense of who is running the country. the president is out of the capital, after being impeached by parliament. no one is sure if he is still in ukraine. his arch rival tymoschenko is free after two years in gaol. she made her way to independence square, where she urged protesters to remain until the struggle is over. the camps from quiet, but many protesters remained. the main question now is somewhere the president. he has, in fact, abandoned his residence and was seen claiming he was the victim of a coup. whelm talk to rory challands at the winter olympics in sochi, an event eclipsed by event in ukraine, first to andrew simmonds in kiev. where is viktor yanukovych, do we know of his fate? >> no one knows where he is, but an incident in the east of the country has been described where a plane a presidential charter plane. it was stopped from taking off. arme
we ask will it be possible to guarantee safe passage in syria? >> life after war - former fighters find new lives in the democratic republic of congo. >> we begin in ukraine where there's no sense of who is running the country. the president is out of the capital, after being impeached by parliament. no one is sure if he is still in ukraine. his arch rival tymoschenko is free after two years in gaol. she made her way to independence square, where she urged protesters to remain until...
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. >>> meanwhile a suicide car bomb explodes near a field hospital in northwestern syria willing at least three people. it happened in the rebel held down. parts of the hospital have since collapsed and it's one of the only hospitals in about 40 miles until patients can seek treatment in neighboring turkey. no group has yet claimed responsibility. >>> over to afghanistan now where the taliban has dealt a major blow to the afghan security forces killing 21 soldiers a stormed a checkpoint and the dal pan says they have taken seven soldiers and a search is under way for the seven soldiers. the taliban has pulled a plug on a prison swap that would have released bo. the taliban agreed to negotiate his release in exchange for five of their members in guantanmo bay. an unspecified political reason is the reason for halting the talks. >>> still ahead, the olympic games come to a close in sochi russia. continued fallout over a plant leak in north carolina and now the focus turn to the state's governor and his ties about the company that's at fault. i >>> check out those four works the closing cere
. >>> meanwhile a suicide car bomb explodes near a field hospital in northwestern syria willing at least three people. it happened in the rebel held down. parts of the hospital have since collapsed and it's one of the only hospitals in about 40 miles until patients can seek treatment in neighboring turkey. no group has yet claimed responsibility. >>> over to afghanistan now where the taliban has dealt a major blow to the afghan security forces killing 21 soldiers a stormed a...
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. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> now to our special series, aging america. an estimated 13 million elderly people are in need of long-term in-home care those who care for the aging know how important the work is but it's a tough way to make a living. home care professionals are often under appreciated and all too often under paid. they are lucky to have health benefits and they lack labor representation. tonight
. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy....
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it's a big change, people coming from syria. they get permanent residency automatically. >> immigration support is growing. the swedish democratic party wants to stop an open-arms policy. more and more are joining them, and they hope to increase their share of the vote in the national lgzs coming up in the autumn. >> a u.s. man who fired shots at a car carrying four teenagers, killing one, is facing 60 years in prison. a jury in florida convicted michael dunn of three counts of attempted murder over the incident, but could not reach a verdict on the murder charge. dunn said he acted in self-defence after an argument about teenagers loud rap music. now, could giving flies a dose of radiation help to eradicate deadly disease in africa? united nations scientists in senna gal hope so. >> this is the latest effort to combat one of africa's destructive diseases. a parasite flooding the bloodstream, causing victims to suffer death. it affects livestock, but humans suffer interest it. >> if the stock is sick, we cannot make money. there
it's a big change, people coming from syria. they get permanent residency automatically. >> immigration support is growing. the swedish democratic party wants to stop an open-arms policy. more and more are joining them, and they hope to increase their share of the vote in the national lgzs coming up in the autumn. >> a u.s. man who fired shots at a car carrying four teenagers, killing one, is facing 60 years in prison. a jury in florida convicted michael dunn of three counts of...
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. >>> thousands of refugees have been escaping the fighting in in syria. many have been trying to get across the border in lebanon. it is a hazardous trip. stephanie decker reports from the lebanon, syria border. >> reporter: this man hopes he has to stay here for only a short time. he has come from syria to lebanon after his home was bombed in an air vehicle. he says this is no longer a revolution. >> translator: the regime is taking money from countries and so is the opposition, and we the people are getting butchered. if they want to fight, fight away from our towns and cities. go kill yourself, but leave us be. >> reporter: this camp is in a no-man's land. it's a small camp and comes before the first army check point. so people keep arriving unchecked. and we're told there are many more board -- closer to the border. so we head in that direction. these are old smuggling roots and there is no one in charge here. it is roughly 30 kilometers to the first village. we see a few tents scattered in the mountains, but the refugees we try to speak to are hostil
. >>> thousands of refugees have been escaping the fighting in in syria. many have been trying to get across the border in lebanon. it is a hazardous trip. stephanie decker reports from the lebanon, syria border. >> reporter: this man hopes he has to stay here for only a short time. he has come from syria to lebanon after his home was bombed in an air vehicle. he says this is no longer a revolution. >> translator: the regime is taking money from countries and so is the...
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. >> syria's government is ready to cooperate with a u.n. resolution which goes on both sides of the conflict to allow aid delivers. 8 million people are in need of help and supplies. con voice made it into the city of homs during a brief truce between opposition fighters and government forces. aid groups managed to evacuate hundreds of people from the city, mostly women, children and the elderly. many syrian families have told us here at aljazeera that they're being denied entry into jordan. they are stranded at the border and fear they will be targeted by the syrian military. >> for the sake of those children, have some mercy. >> why have you come to the jordanian borders now? >> we fled the bombardment, explosive barrels, rockets and shells. should we wait to see our children slaughtered? we are losing a loved one every day. >> how long have you been here? >> we have been here since morning, but others have been here for more than three days. >> jordan's home to hundreds of thousands of syrians who have fled their country, many choosing n
. >> syria's government is ready to cooperate with a u.n. resolution which goes on both sides of the conflict to allow aid delivers. 8 million people are in need of help and supplies. con voice made it into the city of homs during a brief truce between opposition fighters and government forces. aid groups managed to evacuate hundreds of people from the city, mostly women, children and the elderly. many syrian families have told us here at aljazeera that they're being denied entry into...
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the border with syria. because of the explosion, a swift-eyed bomber blue himself up. it happens near the petrol station, a school. it is a predominantly shy item town. >> it's a route used by hezbollah to send its fighters to aid bashar al-assad, a member of syria's alawite minority. in his battle with rebels. >> this is affecting citizens. the lebanese citizens are affected by hezbollah and syria. they have an effect on syria. that's why we are asking for peace of march, to have hezbollah withdraw from the syrian fire. >> al qaeda-affiliated groups - hezbollah strongholds have come under four car bomb attacks sips the beginning of the year, killing and injuring dozens. the time in between each bombing is shrinking. hezbollah will not stop assisting assad's government in syria, despite attacks on the arse, and the fighters it's losing in the war next door. >> they'll continue to be in syria. this is taking place right now. it has to do with the region. it doesn't stop at the border. this is a regional war
the border with syria. because of the explosion, a swift-eyed bomber blue himself up. it happens near the petrol station, a school. it is a predominantly shy item town. >> it's a route used by hezbollah to send its fighters to aid bashar al-assad, a member of syria's alawite minority. in his battle with rebels. >> this is affecting citizens. the lebanese citizens are affected by hezbollah and syria. they have an effect on syria. that's why we are asking for peace of march, to have...
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. >> syria's war generation. the u.n. case children are being recruited for combat. >> a warning from china about a new and highly infectious strain of bird flu >> egypt releases an al jazeera cameraman after six months in custody. >> a new report sri lanka's still war said the government may have covered up human rights violations. there's evidence that they carried out the vast majority of war crimes. they are calling on u.n. to launch its own investigation. >> in the final moments of sri lanka's 25-year civil war there was a last push by government forces against the tamil tigers in the north of the country, away from the gaze of the international media and ngos. they were prevented from witnessing the fight from which it is believed 40,000 died. a team of international investigators say it found evidence that citizens were targeted by bombardment and other war crimes between 2008 and into 2009. violations of international law were committed by both sides. evidence was found that sri lankan security forces were respons
. >> syria's war generation. the u.n. case children are being recruited for combat. >> a warning from china about a new and highly infectious strain of bird flu >> egypt releases an al jazeera cameraman after six months in custody. >> a new report sri lanka's still war said the government may have covered up human rights violations. there's evidence that they carried out the vast majority of war crimes. they are calling on u.n. to launch its own investigation. >>...
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>> while the fighting around the capital is far from over, it stands out as one of the deadliest in syria's three years of civil war. >> a day of global action, drawing attention to the plight of journalists imprisoned. jads al jazeera is demanding the release of its staff. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr have spent 61 tdays in prison accuse of spreading false news. abdullah al-shami, has been held since august, and has been on hunger strike for a month. one of al jazeera's camera men mohammed badr was released after spending months behind bars. here is what he had to say about his time in prison. >> i was transferred to alack ra risen where i had a reception, and that means all the transferred detainees are stripped of clothes and walked between 40 guards and thugs, 20 on each side. we were beaten and battered all the way along. there was an open toilet. we were four person in the same cell. it was too small. we had to sleep in turns. we were prevented from group prayers or attending the sermons. food was bad. we could see bugs in the food. many detainees were with dia
>> while the fighting around the capital is far from over, it stands out as one of the deadliest in syria's three years of civil war. >> a day of global action, drawing attention to the plight of journalists imprisoned. jads al jazeera is demanding the release of its staff. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr have spent 61 tdays in prison accuse of spreading false news. abdullah al-shami, has been held since august, and has been on hunger strike for a month. one of...
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. >> far beyond the last lebanese checkpoint near the border with syria is a humanitarian tragedy. syrian refugees outnumber the towns peoples. this man does his best to care pore -- this woman does her best to care for her family. her worry is her elderly mother, who is spending her last years as a destitute refugee. >> we have everything we wanted. security and a life line. i feel nothing but fear, panic, hunger cold and thirst. we get no water here. all i can say there's nothing worse than life here. >> out of site out of mind could not apply more to these turkman refugees. aid agencies do not reach them. they feel forgotten and neglected because they vice-president forced to find shelter in an area beyond the last lebanese checkpoint. little aid reaches them and they feel they have almost no contact with the outside world. to receive aid they have to walk through the checkpoint. every passing day is a struggle for survival. >> translation: we are not receiving aid. we were promised water tanks and fuel to stay warm. we were promised help with paying the landowner rent and got n
. >> far beyond the last lebanese checkpoint near the border with syria is a humanitarian tragedy. syrian refugees outnumber the towns peoples. this man does his best to care pore -- this woman does her best to care for her family. her worry is her elderly mother, who is spending her last years as a destitute refugee. >> we have everything we wanted. security and a life line. i feel nothing but fear, panic, hunger cold and thirst. we get no water here. all i can say there's nothing...
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that seems a pretty direct hit at president obama specifically what he did in syria. >> actually, if you look at the book, the book is pretty critical, not only of president obama, but of president reagan. it's really bipartisan look at the history over the last half century of the problem of the specific subset of adversary which we would call rogues. >> again we have to carry the big stick? >> ultimately we have to care irrelevant the big stick if we don't want to use it. i would argue for example, in the middle east wars are not caused by oil or water, they are caused when one side becomes very overconfident and it's important to insure that that over confidence doesn't lead to a reactive conflict. >> they feel something might happen, though, if they don't behave. dancing with the devil the perils of engaging rogue regimes, michael ruben good to have you on the show. >> thank you, antoine yes. >> time to see what's trending on al jazerra's website. >> the u.s. department of homeland security has backtrack odd a recent proposal. last week documents revealed the agency wanted a priv
that seems a pretty direct hit at president obama specifically what he did in syria. >> actually, if you look at the book, the book is pretty critical, not only of president obama, but of president reagan. it's really bipartisan look at the history over the last half century of the problem of the specific subset of adversary which we would call rogues. >> again we have to carry the big stick? >> ultimately we have to care irrelevant the big stick if we don't want to use it. i...
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. >> well, clear and convincing evidence of the suffering in syria, in the form of this picture. an extraordinary picture of palestine refugees lining up for food. it was released by the united nations work agency. chris guniss is a spokesman talking about the image in tonight's first person report. >> as you can see from the iconic image, as far as the eye can see there are count, pallid figures, deprived of life. food, water, medicine, heat and warmth in a cruel winter that we have seen. what they describe is a portrait of intense and profound tragic civilian suffering. we have reports of women dying in child care, women and infants with malnutrition, and people in the 21st senture in the capital city reduced to eating animal seed. things are so desperate. baby halid came to us with his mother, 14 months old. he looked like a 5-month-old baby, and the doctor that treated him said he'd die. after a month of proper food, vit men's and dietary supplements, he's about the right size, the size of a 14-month old baby. there are camps that are unaccessible. and at yarmouk it beggars b
. >> well, clear and convincing evidence of the suffering in syria, in the form of this picture. an extraordinary picture of palestine refugees lining up for food. it was released by the united nations work agency. chris guniss is a spokesman talking about the image in tonight's first person report. >> as you can see from the iconic image, as far as the eye can see there are count, pallid figures, deprived of life. food, water, medicine, heat and warmth in a cruel winter that we...
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should now be looking to support and require mediation for example, and should be a mediator like on syria and meeting and trying to coordinate efforts and move that forward. >> reporter: a quick thought from you here and we talked with our correspondent from kabul, jennifer glasse and has been reporting from kabul for the last three years and talks about the insecurity now and no one knows what is going to happen in the next few months. >> our war may be over, the u.s. and nato war but the war in afghanistan is far from over and what is going to have to happen is not just an increase effort by the afghan national security forces but again an increased effort by the international community focusing on these nonmilitary issues, rule of law and governance et cetera. my concern is without a bilateral security agreement there will be no possibility of the types of nato forces including u.s. forces required to continue training the afghans. >> reporter: thank you for being with us and we will continue to pursue this conversation as well and mark jacobson and crystal and matt walledman and thank
should now be looking to support and require mediation for example, and should be a mediator like on syria and meeting and trying to coordinate efforts and move that forward. >> reporter: a quick thought from you here and we talked with our correspondent from kabul, jennifer glasse and has been reporting from kabul for the last three years and talks about the insecurity now and no one knows what is going to happen in the next few months. >> our war may be over, the u.s. and nato war...
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and western alliance do in syria. i want to get your thoughts on the expansion topic. is it a good idea for n.a.t.o. to expand into the n.a.t.o. countries. the new countries don't really bring anything to the table. >> let's take a few framing issues that are important. they are not soviet countries. where forcibly we are brought into russia. but there are distinct people's, they are ukrainians, mald obviousans, and others. they have a right to term their own future. as other countries in europe have done. the second thing is n.a.t.o. is not looking for members. it's not that nato is seeking to force countries to join, it's the opposite. countries want to ensure the democracy and market economy. they seek membership in n.a.t.o. whether it's spain, turkey and so on. that will be the case in the future. the operative issue is concerning ukraine or georgia. it's clear from what we see in the streets it's not clear what ukraine wants. we have countries like monen egg roe and macedonia that want to be a part of it. if they meet n.a.t.o. standards, and contribute to the coll
and western alliance do in syria. i want to get your thoughts on the expansion topic. is it a good idea for n.a.t.o. to expand into the n.a.t.o. countries. the new countries don't really bring anything to the table. >> let's take a few framing issues that are important. they are not soviet countries. where forcibly we are brought into russia. but there are distinct people's, they are ukrainians, mald obviousans, and others. they have a right to term their own future. as other countries in...
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. >> that's pretty direct, obama what he did in syria. >> if you look at the book, the book is pretty critical. it's really but beep's look at the history of the last half century of the problem with adversarie adversaries. >> again, we have to carry the big stick? >> ultimately, we have to carry the big stick if we don't want to use it. i would argue for the middle east, wars are for the caused by oil and water. they are caused when one side says it's important. >> doesn't lead to a reactive conflict frfrn something mute happen, though, if they don't behave. dancing with the devil, the perils of engaging rogue reason e-mails. thank you. >> thank you, antonio >> time to see what's trending on the website. let's check back in with hermella. >> the u.s. department of homeland security has back tracked on a recent proposal. last week, the agency want add private company to complete a licensed database of license pate information. information set up on things like toll booths, police cars and traffic lights and the number of the date, the time, the location of the vehicle when the picture
. >> that's pretty direct, obama what he did in syria. >> if you look at the book, the book is pretty critical. it's really but beep's look at the history of the last half century of the problem with adversarie adversaries. >> again, we have to carry the big stick? >> ultimately, we have to carry the big stick if we don't want to use it. i would argue for the middle east, wars are for the caused by oil and water. they are caused when one side says it's important....